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How to Remove Water from Your Basement

There you are, working at home on a wet, rainy day. This is one time you’re happy to be indoors, home schooling and work-from-home and all.

After a while, you step away from your laptop to put in a load of laundry. After separating colors from whites, you grab the basket and head downstairs. Before you’ve descended even a step or two, you see a problem…in another second, you smell it, too.

Water!!!  And all over the floor of your basement.

Has that ever happened to you? Either way, you don’t want it to. And now it’s time for some words of support from Messmer Mechanical.

The Benefits of a Sump Pump and Back-up Pump

Here’s our best advice on how to prevent water from taking over your basement and all the damage it can cause:

1. If you have a sump pump, have it professionally inspected once a year, preferably before the start of the rainy season.
2. If you don’t have a sump pump and water occasionally works its way into your basement, now’s the time to get one.
3. Keep in mind that a sump pump will shut down if you lose power or stops working for any reason.
4. That’s why you also need a battery-powered back-up pump – one that turns on as soon as your main pump shuts off.

Here’s what makes a battery-powered back-up pump so reliable:

1. Turns on automatically if your main pump shuts down
2. Turns on automatically if your main pump can’t keep up with the flow of water
3. The right size and water capacity for every home
4. Batteries can last up to 53 hours without recharging
5. Most systems sound an alarm when the battery is running low

Contact Messmer Mechanical today for a free estimate on a new sump pump, back-up pump, or both. It’s a great way to protect home, furnishings, and valuable personal items.